Deep Tech Startups

Aurora develops advanced air vehicles and enabling technologies, including aircraft configurations, autonomous systems, and propulsion, for government and commercial customers. The company designs and builds aircraft from concept through manufacturing in the aerospace industry.

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Aurora develops a platform for personalized gene editing to treat rare genetic diseases at scale. The company targets patients with rare disease variants by systematizing and scaling gene editing treatments to address genetic mutations that lack existing therapeutic options.

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Aurora develops plug-and-play propulsion and end-of-life deorbiting systems, including ARM thrusters and Plasma Brake tethers, for CubeSats and SmallSats up to 300kg. It targets satellite integrators, operators, and defense customers with ITAR-free, zero-debris hardware built on a European supply chain.

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Aurorin builds a modern CAD platform designed to accelerate engineering iteration by reducing software latency and integrating AI-native workflows. The company targets engineers and product teams who need faster design feedback cycles across industries including aerospace, robotics, and medical devices.

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The Australian Technologies Competition (ATC) is a technology competition and awards program that has run since 2010, connecting entrants with investors, mentors, and industry leaders. It has built an alumni network of more than 600 semi-finalists and focuses on innovation with global impact.

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AuthenX designs optoelectronic components and optical transceiver modules based on III-V and silicon photonics technology for 5G, satellite communications, fiber networks, and data center applications.

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Autolab is an autoresearch platform that uses autonomous AI agents to run the machine learning research loop, proposing experiments, writing code, training and evaluating models, and iterating against a user-defined eval and goal. It runs thousands of experiments in parallel on a customer's own GPUs or cloud account, serving ML teams working on pre-training, fine-tuning, post-training, and inference optimization.

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Autobrains develops Agentic AI vision software for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, scaling from L2++ to L4 for automakers building robotaxis and mass-market vehicles. Its software runs on minimal compute and few cameras, is SoC and sensor agnostic, and complies with GSR regulations and NCAP safety standards.

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AutoFlight develops electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and works with aviation regulators including Europe's EASA, China's CAAC, and the UAE's GCAA on safety certification.

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Autolab is an autoresearch platform for AI model training that uses autonomous AI agents to plan, code, run, and score machine learning experiments in parallel across a customer's own compute, iterating until a defined goal and eval metric are met. It serves ML teams working on pre-training, fine-tuning, post-training, and inference optimization, running on the customer's cluster or cloud account so code, data, and weights stay within their network.

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Automatika develops software infrastructure for intelligent robots and physical agents using computer vision, control theory, and machine learning. The company was founded as a spin-off from Inria, France's national research institute for computer science and AI.

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Automera develops a drug-discovery platform that uses computational chemistry, AI, and quantum molecular dynamics to design chimeric small molecules with dual-binding capabilities targeting autophagy-driven degradation. Its approach addresses disease targets in areas such as cancer, inflammation, and the central nervous system.

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Autonoma builds high-fidelity airside simulation software that lets airports model, test, and optimize ramp layouts, turnaround sequences, surge scenarios, capital projects, and safety/irregular operations before implementing them in the real world. Its platform also supports testing of autonomous airside systems for aviation and airport operations teams.

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Avails Medical develops the eQUANT™ System, an FDA-cleared diagnostic platform using electronic biosensor technology for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing in infectious disease care. The system targets hospitals and clinical laboratories to accelerate diagnosis of infections like sepsis and combat antimicrobial resistance.

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Avalanche Computing provides AI and deep learning software platforms for enterprises, including cloud-based training systems and deployment tools for manufacturing and other industries. The company serves organizations seeking to implement artificial intelligence with performance-optimized computing techniques.

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Avalon Holographics develops NOVAC, a holographic display table that produces true holograms on demand, built through in-house hardware research and fabrication. The company operates in the holographic display and deeptech hardware category, with demo locations in Canada and the United States.

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Avaneidi is an Italian deep-tech company that builds CyberStorage architectures—integrating hardware, firmware, operating system, and governance layers—for regulated and mission-critical environments requiring data sovereignty, resilience, and security. Its NVMe storage platforms serve organizations across Europe, and it also conducts research into DNA-based data storage.

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Avari develops American-made Group 1-3 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones) for a range of customers and applications, with initial work aimed at addressing food insecurity. The company began developing its first system prototype after incorporating in 2021 and is preparing for flight testing.

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Avari Wireless builds the VL Series Distributed Antenna System (DAS), an Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement System designed to provide reliable in-building public safety radio coverage in medium to large complex facilities such as high-rises, hospitals, campuses, and transportation infrastructure. The system supports mission-critical radio technologies including P25, TETRA, DMR, GSM-R, and public safety LTE, and is certified to UL 2524.

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Avateq designs and manufactures RF signal monitoring and analysis hardware for broadcast transmitter operators, including receivers, analyzers, and synchronizers supporting standards such as ATSC 1.0/3.0, DAB/DAB+, and ISDB-T. Its products enable remote RF layer monitoring and broadcast positioning systems for broadcast networks worldwide.

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Aventera Antibodies is a preclinical biotech developing a first-in-class precision immunotherapy — an engineered monoclonal antibody — against invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infections, with first-in-human trials planned for 2028. The therapy is intended to be paired with rapid Strep-A diagnostics to enable early clinical intervention.

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Avenue Biosciences operates a platform that engineers N-terminal signal peptides to modulate the secretory pathway and improve protein yield, combining high-throughput chemistry, synthetic biology, and machine learning. It targets therapeutic and biotechnology developers, optimizing expression across mammalian protein production systems including recombinant protein therapies, biosimilars, and cell and gene therapies.

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Avirmax is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing AAV-based genetic medicines to treat chronic and degenerative ocular diseases. Through its Avirmax CMC (ACI) division, it also provides bioprocess development and manufacturing services for AAV-based gene therapies to external customers.

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Avision provides airspace infrastructure for drone operations, including FAA-approved services for airspace awareness, flight authorizations, and regulatory compliance. It serves commercial, public safety, and advanced air mobility operators such as air taxi, cargo, and emergency transportation, offering airspace coordination and traffic management for integrating drones into the national airspace.

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